Word: franticness
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...first did not think of spending millions to bring to London distinctive regiments of George V's loyal troops from all quarters of the Empire, as was done for Queen Victoria's fabulous Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Last week the Cabinet too late regretted such parsimony. Frantic efforts were afoot to scour London for resident Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, Indian and other Empire ex-soldiers who might be able to get their War-time uniforms spiffed up and join some portion of the Royal Jubilee...
...most people have forgotten, emphatically was not popular throughout her reign. For years after she married German Prince Albert, his extreme unpopularity and her impetuous flouting of her Prime Ministers made the Crown a target for protests and lampoons. After Albert's death his widow's frantic seclusion, her transports of grief for years on end and her eventual recluse neglect of the Crown's public functions made Victoria for a time almost hated by subjects who rightly considered England's living problems more important than the late Prince Consort. Only in Victoria's great...
...largely dormant on typical trading days. Though the firm is responsible for roughly 250,000 transactions a year, according to Meyer, work on the floor is conducted in library voices—even whispers, when a reporter is present—a far cry from the popular image of frantic traders hollering orders and scrambling for phones...
...experience tantamount to success. The downside to this type of class structure is that enrollment caps limit the number of students who can pursue training and the experienced actors teaching are not necessarily scholastically trained. The lack of definite structure leaves many interested in creating a theater degree feeling frantic and uncertain of whether they will be able to fulfill requirements...
...conversion attempt, Shula lofted the ball to Murphy in the back left corner of the end zone where sophomore cornerback Daniel Tanner batted the ball down and preserved the lead, setting up the game’s frantic finish...